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• I usually leave it running with basic monitoring and auto-updates. Sometimes I spin up a personal project, host a private git repo, or use it as a backup target. If it’s truly idle for weeks, I shut it down - no point paying for nothing.

  in What do you do with your idle VPS? Comment by DariaVPS October 1
• Lifetime WordPress hosting sounds like a steal until you dig deeper. Most of these offers run on oversold shared infrastructure with no real SLA. Uptime might look okay on paper, but speed often degrades over time as the provider packs more users on…

  in Is Lifetime WordPress Hosting really a reliable alternative to subscription plans? Comment by DariaVPS September 30
• Yeah I’ve used Afternic a few times - mostly when a domain sold through a registrar that auto-lists there. It’s not great. Clunky interface

  in Have you ever used the afternic to sell domain? Comment by DariaVPS September 25
• it’s not technical - it’s liability and ops overhead most vps providers wanna stay infrastructure-only why build a complex proxy layer for 3% of customers? providers won’t touch this until ipv6 is unavoidable

  in Why don’t IPv6-only providers offer an IPv4 reverse proxy (e.g., via Nginx) for HTTP/HTTPS? Comment by DariaVPS September 22
• Apple Private Relay + Adguard DNS is a solid combo - way less intrusive than Wipr, and you still block most trackers without breaking sites. I switched to it last year after getting tired of buttons disappearing or forms not loading.

  in What do you use to block ads? Comment by DariaVPS September 12
• Forget the VPS specs - you’ll get suspended fast no matter where you host it. YouTube downloading violates ToS everywhere, and providers actively block it. Even if it runs at first, once they detect traffic patterns or abuse reports, it’s over. Save…

  in Advice on VPS for Video Downloading Site. Comment by DariaVPS August 19
• Real talk: even with discounts, a decent WordPress site ain’t free. You’re looking at $50–150/year for solid hosting (cheap shared won’t cut it for speed or security). Domain’s around $12. Premium theme? $60 one-time. Plugins - backup, security, cac…

  in How much does a WordPress website cost? Comment by DariaVPS August 15
• Yeah, sad but familiar story. Unlicensed plugins are basically blind drops - you’re trusting some shady repo with full code execution on your site. Most of the time it’s not just piracy, it’s backdoored ZIPs with hidden shells or eval() bombs. Quick…

  in WordPress security vulnerabilities? Comment by DariaVPS July 30